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Momentum builds to reimburse all telestroke services
By Eric Wicklund | 10:56 am | September 23, 2015
Medicare currently reimburses for telestroke services if they're located in rural parts of the country. New legislation would end that restriction and support care in urban and suburban areas as well, potentially saving thousands of lives and billions of dollars.
Digital health and the power of the patient
By Kaiser Health News | 09:33 am | September 23, 2015
In a Q&A with Kaiser Health News, Eric Topol talks about using technology to change the dynamic between the patient and the doctor
Researchers get $166K grant for smartphone-connected sickle cell disease monitoring system
By Aditi Pai | 09:04 am | September 23, 2015
Joslin Diabetes Center to pilot test mobile app for Type 1 patients
By Jonah Comstock | 09:02 am | September 23, 2015
AstraZeneca releases preclinical data for 50 drugs, crowdsources new drug combinations
By Aditi Pai | 03:53 am | September 23, 2015
Whoop, a wearable for athletes, raises $12 million
By Jonah Comstock | 02:38 pm | September 22, 2015
Cigna shares some data from its wearable device randomized control trial
By Aditi Pai | 12:43 pm | September 22, 2015
WellDoc's Bergstrom joins BCG to help big companies launch digital health businesses
By Brian Dolan | 12:09 pm | September 22, 2015
Medical students bullish on monitoring, patient portals; skeptical on remote visits
By Jonah Comstock | 11:57 am | September 22, 2015
Docs love their smartphone cameras, but are they safe?
By Eric Wicklund | 11:35 am | September 22, 2015
A Canadian company's new business unit focuses on separating the medical images from the pictures of Cancun and kids, and storing them in a safe place for sharing with colleagues and patients.